January 4, 2007
WE ARE ALL REAGANAUTS NOW:
The Democrats’ Cautious Tiptoe Around the President’s Tax Cuts (EDMUND L. ANDREWS, 1/04/07, NY Times)
President Bush is all but daring Democratic leaders to attack his signature tax cuts as they take over Congress. But Democrats, perhaps to his frustration, are having none of it. [...][E]ven as Democratic leaders continue to accuse Mr. Bush of having a reckless fiscal policy, they have refused to discuss dismantling his tax cuts or even to engage in a debate with him about the best way to stimulate economic growth.
“It’s always the same old tired line with them — ‘Tax and spend, tax and spend, tax and spend,’ †said Senator Kent Conrad, the North Dakota Democrat who is chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. “We’re not going there.â€
The Gipper's final gift to America is rendering the opposition Republicans in skirts. Posted by Orrin Judd at January 4, 2007 9:11 AM
They don't have to repeal the tax cuts, they expire in 2010-11. Why would they push politically costly legislation when they can get what they want just by waiting?
Posted by: pj at January 4, 2007 12:15 PMThey can't pay for the programs they want and won't be there after '07.
Posted by: oj at January 4, 2007 12:23 PM